The vast majority of guys on here have probably got a pretty good music knowledge, covering all types of music genres.
How about a little quiz. I'll start it with 5 questions. The first person that can answer ALL 5 questions then gets to ask the next 5 and so on?
ere we go
1. Name the famous rock star who played guitar on the Isley Brothers- Shout?
2. Name the band that Bluey from Incognito started with in the 70's?
3. What was Prince Busters influential record label in the 60's
4. Who did the original of Ray Stevens-Misty?
5. What record label did Jamiroquai have his first hit with?

Not the hardest questions, but not the easiest either

Ok let's have a stab at this...

1. Jimi Hendrix - I think he used to be with them...
2. No idea at all...Acid Jazz isn't my forte
3. Blue Beat (the credit for this goes to my mate who's into all that reggae business!)
4. Johnny Mathis
5. Sony

How did I do?

Ian,
u got 2 right matey. I think that #4 will get most people, as you really need to have a wide music knowledge to get that

Question 1) - Jimi Hendrix circa 1964?
Question 2) - Light of the World (late 70's to 1980)
Question 3) - Blue Beat Record Label - 1960
Question 4) - Sung originally by Johnny Mathis (Adapted from an Errol Garner Track)
Question 5) - Sony S2 Label

Yep, the first 4 are on the button, but #5 isn't
Jamiroquai's first hit was "When you gonna learn" in 1992 and was released on the Acid-Jazz label. All his hits thereafter were on Sony.
Maybe the word 'hit' should have been defined slightly, as this track made #52 which by many's definitions is maybe not a hit
Errol Garner was what I was looking for on #4 but u get a Blue Peter badge for naming Johnny Mathis as well

So, it's now over to Disco Direct to give the next 5 questions...

[PS. I don't actually have any Blue Peter badges, but they're pretty easy to make. Mikees good at that sort of thing so I'll let him tell u how... ]

Ere I put Johnny Mathis! That means I get 3!!!!!!

Cheers! (Get down Shep).

Ok let's start off easy and get harder.....!

Q1) Big Time Sensuality by Bjork - what year?
Q2) Who sang on 'Jack Mix 1,2,3,4,5 & 6'?
Q3) Who released an album called 'Chill Out' in 1990?
Q4) Advertised as the 4th CD from Erasure by Mute records, what is the CD Title?
Q5) Music lyric - "To Spend The rest of our lives with each other.....The Rest of our Days Like Two Lovers" which ALBUM track is this from (name the song)?

Have Fun!!

I'll give it a go...

1. 1993
2. Kiki Billy
3. KLF
4. do you mean the 4th album they had with Mute- 'Other people's songs', or the 4th album they had-'Wild'
5. Bijou, album-Innuendo

I knew some of my music reference books would come in handy one day

I'll give 4 out of 5! But I'll be nice....

Answers

1) 1993
2) Mirage
3) KLF
4) Wild
5) Bijou

Back to u then

Looks like it's gonna be between u 2 forever coz I was too slow to answer the questions hehhe, maybe tomorrow i'll be a little more sharp....

Hmm, looks like I was being too clever for my own good, I knew that the answer was Mirage, but I thought you were asking who the vocalist of Mirage was! Kiki Billy sang with them for at least 3 of the hits, and I was taking a guess that she sang on all of them!
I'll think up some more questions; be back in a tick!

The next 5:

1. Who did the original of the reggae hit by Sugar Minott 'We got a good thing going'?
2. Where did Duran Duran get their name from?
3. Who sang the lyrics "Hey there people I'm Bobby Brown"?
4. Who was the female vocalist on Meatloaf's "Paradise by the dashboard light"?
5. What's the connection between Sinead O'Connors-"Nothing compares to you" & Chaka Khans-"I feel for you"?

Q1) mmm? was it Lloyd Barnes?
Q2) The film Barbarella
Q3) I'm told it was Frank Zappa?
Q4) Ellen Foley
Q5) Prince

pheew - I did check a CD or 2!

2,3,4 & 5 are correct, but not close with #1
by the way, if u haven't heard the Frank Zappa track-"Bobby Brown", you really should check it out, it's hilarious, all about a gay sexually disfunctional radio dj!

..oh well, it seems to be that 4 out of 5 is acceptable...

#1 is Michael Jackson!

over to you DD...

can't believe that none of the other dj's on here can answer any of these questions. Especially Mikee & Spin, I mean they must have been near middle aged when the Zappa track was released

Sorry about that - I picked Lloyd Barnes because he worked with Studio One in the 70's.

(Is the Jacko song the same lyrics?!?)

Ok folks - let's try this one. Think Lateral.

Q1) Who Shot the Sheriff? (Tricky one this one)
Q2) It's still rock and roll for who?
Q3) Name a vitamin to move any mountain?
Q4) What 'size' was the singer of My Boy Lolipop?
Q5) Billy shouldn't have been a hero for who?

1. Eric Clapton
2. Billy Joel
3. ????????
4. Small
5. Paper Lace

Eh! DD, these are gettin a bit ez ain't they, I didn't even have to look any of these up

1. Bob Marley and his accomplice was Eric Clapton
2. Billy Joel
3. Progen
4. Millie small 'Size'
5. Paper Lace

Yep, We got a good thing going by Whacko, is the same lyrics as the Sugar Minott track.
Hmm, so you're into Studio 1, I'm gonna have to throw in a Coxsone Dodds question in the next batch!

Excellent.

No# 3 - Mr C

I'll let you off - it was crafty.

Actually - No# 1, the answer I'd hoped for was 'I' !!!

Anyway - looks like you've got the next 5 questions!

Allo, allo, Mikees gettin involved now

Not so much Studio 1 - I love all Rocksteady, Dance Hall hits, Trojan etc.

Come on mikeee - we want inkspot questions and Ruby Murry, and Frank Ifield, and Jimmy Young, and so on.....

1. Connection between Linda Clifford & Incognito?
2. Which Brenda Holloway track was a hit in the reggae charts for Alton Ellis?
3. "all I've got to say is, eggs, bacon, beans & a fried slice" who sang these lyrics?
4. Who did the original of Shaggy's O Carolina?
5. Who sang about Boiled Beef & Carrots pre WW1?

givin u something to sleep on

(Actually - I love the music - but I'm not 100% on the history - only dribs and drabs I learn from the Trojan Inserts from the recent re-releases)


I will sleep on that !!! zzzzzz

Of course having only just had my birthday I'm far too young to remember any of these old songs

Mikee,

C'mon matey, we wanna see some questions from you, not that I know much about 78's but I'll give it a go

PS. Spin, use yer loaf, #5 is a doddle for an ice cream of your standing, I can't Adam n Eve that you'd get that Pete Tong?!
(as Crooks starts consulting his dictionaries to try n work out wot the bleedin ell I'm rabbiting about )

1) I did
2) Rolling stones (or was that It's only rock and roll)
3) A big one
4) A milliemeter?
5) Black Lace...err...Paper Lace

Can't you tell i'm not in the mood!? hehehe

OK guys give me a couple of days and I'll sort something out for you.

In the mean time an easy one, Artist & Title of Alan Freemans "talk over" music, on pick of the pops.

Radio 1, when it first started and for a few years after had a station ident song, Artiste & Title please.

OK so I've stopped you dead in your tracks, I am surprised

The last few days have been a bit manic so haven't had time to get around to thinking about the questions below, however, I'm the opposite of most people, as come mondays, I have a lot more time on my hands

QUOTE

In the mean time an easy one, Artist & Title of Alan Freemans "talk over" music, on pick of the pops.

At the sign of the swinging cymbal, by Brian ?, don't remember the surname.

QUOTE

Radio 1, when it first started and for a few years after had a station ident song, Artiste & Title please

absolutely no idea on this, b4 my time matey.

I would have thought that u & Spin would have been able to answer Q's 3,4 & 5 below. Q2 is a bit of a barsteward, and Q1 maybe only DD & Ian Stewart would be able to get.
If no one's answered any of them by tomorrow night I'll post the answers.

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1. Connection between Linda Clifford & Incognito? 2. Which Brenda Holloway track was a hit in the reggae charts for Alton Ellis? 3. "all I've got to say is, eggs, bacon, beans & a fried slice" who sang these lyrics? 4. Who did the original of Shaggy's O Carolina? 5. Who sang about Boiled Beef & Carrots pre WW1?

The Answers:-------

1) Brian Fahey & His Orchestra - The Sign Of The Swinging Cymbals

2) George Martin - The One

QUOTE

1. Connection between Linda Clifford & Incognito? 2. Which Brenda Holloway track was a hit in the reggae charts for Alton Ellis? 3. "all I've got to say is, eggs, bacon, beans & a fried slice" who sang these lyrics? 4. Who did the original of Shaggy's O Carolina? 5. Who sang about Boiled Beef & Carrots pre WW1?

Answers:
1. The Jones Girls backed Linda Clifford on her classic soul single 'Runaway Love' & Incognito did a cover of 'Nights over Egypt' by the Jones Girls
2. You made me so very happy
3. Madness-'Don't quote me on that' which was one of the tracks on the 'Work Rest & Play' EP, which also featured the hit 'Night boat to Cairo'
4. The Folkes Brothers
5. Harry Champion

Anyone else wanna join in?

thought i'd give it a go at reviving this; get a few of you racking your brains

answer these 5 Q's

1. Which famous soul singer sang backing vocals on some early Bowie tracks?
2. Who recorded a cover of the Andy Williams hit 'Can't get used to losing you' in the 80's?
3. Name the band that Angie Stone used to sing with before going solo?
4. Ian Dury & the Blockheads were known by another name in the mid 70's what was it?
5. Marvin Gaye's first recordings with the Motown label weren't as a singer; what was he doing?

my moneys on Ian getting these first; I reckon he'll know at least 3 of these of the top off his head.

1) Jocelyn Brown (pure guess)
2) Boystown Gang
3) ??????
4) ??????? (and I should know this one - Damn)
5) Drums ????

Mikee!, whats appenin m8, you must be pretty knackered! you got 1 right

I am totally out of my tree at the moment, I haven't worked so hard in a long time. What with Xmas, 2004 and now 2005, s**t, i need a holiday.

QUOTE (Eskie @ Jun 27 2003, 12:45 AM)

thought i'd give it a go at reviving this; get a few of you racking your brains answer these 5 Q's 1. Which famous soul singer sang backing vocals on some early Bowie tracks? 2. Who recorded a cover of the Andy Williams hit 'Can't get used to losing you' in the 80's? 3. Name the band that Angie Stone used to sing with before going solo? 4. Ian Dury & the Blockheads were known by another name in the mid 70's what was it? 5. Marvin Gaye's first recordings with the Motown label weren't as a singer; what was he doing? my moneys on Ian getting these first; I reckon he'll know at least 3 of these of the top off his head.

1. Lulther Vandross
2. Boystown Gang
3. Sequence & Devox
4. Kilbourn High Roads (or something like that)
5. he was initially employed as a session drummer, backing vocalist and writter, he wrote "dancing in the streets"

4 correct; 1, 3, 4 & 5 are all right
3. she was also in Vertical Hold
4. was actually Kilburn & the High Roads.
2 seems to have stumped both you & Mikee, a band that was part of the 2-tone explosion; The Beat or as the Americans call them, The English Beat.

some questions from you Ian por favor

The Beat, got it confused

I am glad i have spent most of my djing career not remembering trivia and avoiding music quizes,who started the eskimo off?,cos you done it now